Question follow-through · 17955

Treasury: Agency Workers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
20 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Please see the table below for the number of agency staff at HM Treasury over the past five financial years. These figures represent year-end headcount, defined as the number of agency workers in post during March of each financial year. Financial YearCou...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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